SPORTS BRIEFS: Celtics to add player from EuroLeague

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Tuesday

Jun 26, 2018 at 12:52 AM

The Celtics bolstered their roster last summer by adding two players from the EuroLeague, and they are going that route again. The team will be signing guard Brad Wanamaker, who spent last summer with Fenerbahce of Turkey, for the 2018-19 season. Last year, they signed Daniel Theis and Shane Larkin from European teams. Wanamaker, who turns 29 in July, played four years at Pittsburgh before graduating in 2011. He has played for seven teams in Europe and was with the Austin Toros of the NBA D-League in 2012. A member of the All-EuroLeague second team this season, Wanamaker averaged 11.3 points and helped his squad reach the championship round, where it lost. The Celtics may need backcourt depth since both Larkin and Marcus Smart become free agents on Sunday. - JIM FENTON

BRUINS ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT CAMP DETAILS

The Bruins announced on Monday their roster and schedule for the team's 12th annual Development Camp at Warrior Arena. The B's expect 29 players(16 forwards, 10 defensemen, three goalies) in camp -- 18 who have been drafted or signed by the team, plus 11 attending on an invitation basis. All five players selected by the Bruins in last weekend's NHL Draft in Dallas are expected in camp. Recently-signed defenseman Urko Vaakanainen, the Bruins' 2017 first-round pick (No. 18 overall), and 2017 second-rounder Jack Studnicka (No. 53 overall), a forward, will also attend. Players are scheduled to take the ice at 11 a.m. Tuesday, and at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday through Friday. All on-ice sessions are open to the public.

- MIKE LOFTUS

CHRIS HERREN JR. JOINS BC

CHESTNUT HILL — Chris Herren Jr. has signed a financial aid agreement and will continue his academic and athletic endeavors at Boston College. Herren Jr., a 6-3, 175 lb. guard, will join the men's basketball team as a freshman for the 2018-19 season.

A native of Portsmouth, R.I., Herren Jr. played his last two seasons as a prep for head coach Chris Millette at Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass.

His father, Chris Sr., and uncle Mike were both members of the Boston College men's basketball program. Chris Sr. played one season with the Eagles (1994-95) before transferring to Fresno State. He played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics and is one of the country's preeminent speakers on substance abuse and recovery. Mike played at BC during the 1989-90 season.